Evolution of Photonic Time Stretch: From Analog to Digital Conversion to Blood Screening

TL;DR

This paper discusses how photonic time stretch technology enables high-throughput real-time detection and imaging of rare cells in blood by slowing down and capturing fast transient events.

Contribution

It introduces the evolution of photonic time stretch from analog to digital systems for biomedical applications.

Findings

Enables detection of rare diseased cells in blood.

Provides high-throughput real-time imaging capabilities.

Demonstrates the transition from analog to digital photonic systems.

Abstract

We show how the ability to slow down, amplify, and capture fast transient events can produce high-throughput real-time instruments ranging from digitizers to imaging flow cytometers for detection of rare diseased cells in blood.